Research Area: Edge Computing
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has introduced the paradigm of Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) to enable efficient and fast data processing in mobile networks. Among other technological requirements, security and privacy are significant factors in the realization of MEC deployments. In this paper, we analyse the security and privacy of the MEC system. We introduce a thorough investigation of the identification and the analysis of threat vectors in the ETSI standardized MEC architecture. Furthermore, we analyse the vulnerabilities leading to the identified threat vectors and propose potential security solutions to overcome these vulnerabilities. The privacy issues of MEC are also highlighted, and clear objectives for preserving privacy are defined. Finally, we present future directives to enhance the security and privacy of MEC services.
Keywords:
Multi-access edge computing (MEC)
security
privacy
Internet of Things (IoT)
5G
cloud computing
future networks
Author(s) Name: Pasika Ranaweera; Anca Delia Jurcut; Madhusanka Liyanage
Journal name: IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
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Publisher name: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2021.3062546
Volume Information: Volume: 23, Issue: 2,Page(s): 1078 - 1124
